The Russellville Democrat., 1887-01-26

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 CONGRESSIONAL
 SENATE JAN. 15.
 Senate not in session.
 HOUSE.
 Conference report on interstate merce bill resented-Several bills repo, from commiteees--Jo oint resolution autl izng investigation of books and accoi of aided Pacific railroads considered committee of whole but no action tai Hatch's motion to go into commit whole on peuro pneumonia bill lost Q wood of Georgia made personal eFS ton regarding publication connmn with accounts of Central Pacitiofais- Conference committee appointeq fli poligamy bill--Committce of whofol and harbor appropriation bill, whcr discussion, was laid over-Adiournri
 SENATE JAN. IT.
 Resolution adopted regarding celeh ofcentennial anniversary of the fhav ton of the constitntion-Severai tions offered and pension bills take forty of which were passed-Pensiol propriation bill appropriating $7s, GOO, passed--Army appropriation passed-Bill to establish agriculture pertinent stations discussed at length no action taken.
 HOUSE.
 A large number of bills introduced the call of states--Motion to call ul ference report on interstate commer, deieated-Motion to suspend rules take up patent bill iost-BiIl for dept M parents and honorably discharged s' --srs now disa bled passed-Rules susIsanIed and ssssne sa amendment to Mxlcan pension bill bill passed Adjourned.
 SENATE JAN. IS.
 Joint resolution pBssed providing for g committe of both houses to consider the expedency Of holding . worlds exposition in 1S92-Res olution introduced author ixing the president to prohibit passage
  or vessels coming from Cahada-Bili for feiting lands granted to the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg railroad con sidered, and the bill having been amended, was passed.
 Conference report submitted on the lald in severalty bill--Bill introduicd for estab- fishing aids to navigation at the mouth of the Mississippi-Bil to increase pension of soldiers and sailors who have lost both arms from SIP to $100--Bill to cause in- yestigation into injuries inflicted on Ameri- cans engaged in the fisheriesy Resolution passed authorizing investigation of Pacific railroad accounts-Conference report on in terstate commerce bip consdered-Post- office appropriation bill reported and re- ferred- Conferees appointed on army appro- priation bill-Adiourned.
 SENATE Jan. 1s.
 Senator Edmunds, bill authorizing the President to defend American fishermen; Senator Frye, appropriating $o0,ooo Tor an American display at the South Austra- lian exposition next June; Senator Hamp- ton, creating a retired list of officials; Sena- tor Vest s St. Louis bridge bill discussed at length amendments added and the bill passed.
 
 Mr. Worthington. e bill asking for money to complete public building at Nebraska City; MT. Martin, amending and simplifying trades mark and patent laws;f anuary 2s set aside for consideration of Blair bill; the rest of the day consumed in the discus son of the interstate commerce bill.
 SENATE JAN. 20.
 President vetoed bill granting William n EvcD signed by large number of St. Louis busf- ness men asking repeal of internal revenue law; Malone, bill For the completion of the monument to Mary, mother of Washing ton; Hoar called up conference report on woman suffrage.
 Outhwaite reported back resolution of inquiring into the financial condition and relations between Pacific road and the gov ernment; Hill: admitting Washington Ter ritory as state; Cox. suppressips tAs opium traffic; Winans. for distributing seeds in the drouth stricken sections oi Texas; Martin. Alabama. review n.sd i'm proving copy right and patent laws Con- ger called up bill adding $20 per month for total deafness; interstate commerce bili was then discussed at length.
 sENArK Jan. 2t.
 The sword oi Capt. Reed was presented to the Nation by his son, Sam c. Reed; Mr. Spooner appointed committee on previl- eges and elections to fill the vacancy oreat- ed by tho death of Senator Logan; Mir. Col quit presented a petition from the Wo- mnn's 's Christian rem mperance Union of the district, and urges legislation in the interest of purity, temperance and reform, and asks congressional aid to suppress vice. The petition made verious charges upon the manner in which district affairs were seen and senator. Hswley suggested and in vestiga ting committee.
 HOUSE.
 Interstate commerce question discussed, and on vote several speeches were made, and the vote on the confernce report was; yeas 219; nays, 51 The bill, SO lar as the senate is concerned the bill is law, only awaiting the President's signature, Mir. Skinner reported back the bill allowing In dians lands in severalty; bill for an addi- tional justice for Wyoming from Mir. Baker.
 Irish Evfctions.
 LONDON, Jan is.--A special correspondent or Glenbeigh, County Kerry, Ireland, who is Investigating evictions on the Vim estat tslegrapns that l5O policemen and bailif started for Coomashorn, wild and most h accessible glen, to evict the occupants of niI ho,.sa. tl,. o,,l f,e , a